Hey Pomcats! It's been a woolly, witty and wonderful nine years with you all, but it's time for us to hang up our headphones and say goodbye!This last episode of the Pomcast sees Lydia and Sophie reminiscing about their recording adventures and

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Episode 78 – Short Rows: 'What Lies Beneath' with Naomi Polonsky at Murray Edwards College

Jul 8th, 2022 34m 15s

Hi Pomcats! We hope you’re having a great summer? The Pomcast is currently on a summer break, but we’re bringing you a bonus episode to enjoy! We’re talking to Naomi Polonsky, an assistant curator at Murray Edwards College in Cambridge and lear

Episode 77 – Lazy, daisy, hazy, knits of summer!

May 20th, 2022 31m 53s

Hey Pomcats! Those lazy, hazy days of summer are just around the corner, why not take a little break and put your feet up with an episode of Pomcast?This episode we’re talking about the cultural delights of the Hayward Gallery, as Lydia and Sop

Episode 76 – Sylvia Watts-Cherry

May 6th, 2022 59m 57s

Hi Pomcats! This episode we’re having a chat with intarsia maven Sylvia Watts-Cherry!You’ll know Sylvia bold and exciting designs from past Pom Poms, such as Fata Morgana in Issue 30 and Tortoiseshell from Issue 34. And now you’ll get to know h

Episode 75 – Socks appeal!

Apr 14th, 2022 29m 33s

Hi Pomcats! Welcome back to aural knitting space that is the Pomcast! Wind those skeins and dig out your stitch markers and join us for another chat episode.We start this episode with a somewhat detailed description of coffees and beverages and

Episode 74 – Ainur Berkimbayeva

Apr 1st, 2022 51m 8s

Hi Pomcats! This episode we’re having a chat with the fabulous knitwear designer Ainur Berkimbayeva.We were delighted to get to know Ainur better, after admiring her designs in issues of Pom Pom for a while! You’ll know her patterns Dayspring f

Episode 73 – Transatlantic tales

Mar 18th, 2022 41m

Hey Pomcats! Get cozy and grab your latest WIP, it’s time for a catch up! This episode we’re catching up with Lydia’s travels stateside as she was recently in Austin, Texas to join Meghan for the Issue 41 photoshoot! Meanwhile Sophie is fresh f

Episode 72 – Aimee Sher

Mar 4th, 2022 37m 33s

Hi Pomcats! This episode we’re chatting to designer and knitter Aimee Sher!If you didn’t know already, Aimee is the designer of the Issue 40 cover star, the Effervescent pullover! We chat about their inspiration behind this design and what craf

Episode 71 – Spring dreams

Feb 18th, 2022 29m 39s

Hey Pomcats! We’re springing into the first ‘armchair chat’ of the year - a new working title for the Sophie and Lydia episodes! While the Pomcast hibernated over the winter, we had our own adventures to update each other on. Lydia has delighte

Episode 70 – Lydia Morrow

Feb 4th, 2022 1h 5m

Hi Pomcats! We’re swinging into our first episode of 2022 with an interview with the marvellous maker Lydia Morrow. You may know Lydia from her Instagram, @whatlydiamade, where she introduces herself as ‘disabled queer doofus mum doing all of t

Episode 69 – Ask us anything!

Dec 24th, 2021 52m 51s

Hi Pomcats, can you believe it’s the last episode of the year? Fret not, we’ve got a bumper episode for you to enjoy and this one is thanks to all of you who sent in questions for us to answer - it’s the ‘Ask Us Anything’ episode!We received so

Episode 68 – Sam Topley

Dec 17th, 2021 38m 31s

Hi Pomcasts, welcome to the penultimate episode of the year! We’re delighted to be joined by guest interviewer Belinda Johnson, a fellow member of the Pom Pom team who had a chat with sound artist Sam Topley. Before we got to the interview, it

Episode 67 – What we do in the stitches!

Dec 3rd, 2021 27m 49s

For this ‘knitchat episode’ Sophie regales Lydia with the epic tales of her Ebay tapestry frame adventures and Lydia is at the final stages of her house move! If you need to be inspired to move some furniture around here is Lydia’s song of the

Episode 66 – Joji Locatelli and Veera Välimäki

Nov 19th, 2021 47m 3s

Hi Pomcats! This episode we’re joined by the delightful designing duo Joji Locatelli and Veera Välimäki and talking about their upcoming release Interpretations Volume 8!For this global recording Joji and Veera join us from Argentina and Finlan

Episode 65 – Pomcast groove!

Nov 5th, 2021 30m 20s

Hi Pomcats! The kettle’s on and we’ve saved a space for you! Come join us with your craft of choice and catch up on all Pom Pom news and musings from Sophie and Lydia.So, what have we been up to? Sophie took Lydia’s recommendation from episode

Episode 64 – Kiyomi and Sachiko Burgin

Oct 22nd, 2021 39m 34s

Hi Pomcats! Autumn is in full swing for many of us, what are your knitting plans this season? Well, what better way to get inspired than to cosy up with our latest episode and enjoy our chat with authors Kiyomi and Sachiko Burgin.We wanted to h

Episode 63 – Return of the chats!

Oct 8th, 2021 38m 17s

Hi Pomcats! We’re back in the podcast groove with your twice a month dose of knit chat and all things pertaining to Pom Pom. This episode Lydia and Sophie are catching up and are all excited about Issue 39!Remember you can keep in touch with us

Episode 62 – Gudrun Johnston

Sep 24th, 2021 42m 44s

Hi Pomcats, did you miss us? Well we missed you! After a short respite, we’re renewed and ready to start this next chapter of knit chat goodness. We’re trying a new schedule too, so instead of a monthly offering, you can look forward to a new P

Episode 61 – Jacqueline Cieslak

Mar 5th, 2021 1h 17m

Hey Pomcats! We're back for our first recording of 2021, catching up on all the Pom Pom news. Lydia and Sophie also chat to the fantastically talented and funny Jacqueline Cieslack, about her debut book, 'Embody - A Capsule Collection to Knit &

Episode 60 – Ruffles & stripes, oh my!

May 29th, 2020 1h 5m

Hey Pomcats! After a year's hiatus, wehave dusted off our microphones to bring you pun-filled chats about knitting, making, and all the exciting things that happen in Pom land. Recording separately from our abodes, Lydia and Sophie catch up ab

Episode 59 – Karida Collins of Neighborhood Fiber Company

Apr 4th, 2019 1h 22m

Hey Pomcats! We’ve been away from the mic for a while, but it’s good to be back bringing you a blend of fibre fun, knit and crochet conundrums and magazine based musings.Thanks to Neighbor Hood Fiber Co. for sponsering this episode and for foun

Episode 59 – Karida Collins of Neighborhood Fiber Company

Apr 4th, 2019 1h 22m

Episode 58 – A Knitmas chat with Eli Block

Dec 24th, 2018 1h 16m

Merry Knitmas Pomcats! This episode we're joined by our friend and ex-producer, the musical maverick that is Eli Block! We're feeling festive as we chat about the creation of the podcast, what we've been up to, everyones favourite regular featu

Episode 58 – A Knitmas chat with Eli Block

Dec 24th, 2018 1h 16m

Episode 57 – Norah Gaughan

Dec 5th, 2018 39m 3s

We're bringing you another slice of Rhinebeck 2018 fun with our Norah Gaughan interview recorded live at the festival. We find out more about Norah's vision for our winter issue and we've also got all the news about our recent releases Knits Ab